Travel Medicine

Why choose us for travel advice and vaccines?
All of our Travel Health staff are trained Travel Medicine Specialists and members of the Travel Medicine Society of Ireland so you can be assured that you are receiving only the best care and travel advice. We can’t promise the vaccines are completely painfree but compared to 2 weeks of a lovely Gastroenteritis, bringing home hepatitis B or malaria as a souvenir, or being killed by a rabid dog, we know which one we’d choose.

Our staff will take time to ensure that you are provided with the most detailed travel information possible to ensure you have a safe trip. This will include not only the administration of required vaccinations but also advice on insect-borne diseases (dengue, malaria and others), air travel safety, skin cancer prevention, food and water safety and personal safety tips while abroad.

In conjunction with the Travel Medicine Society of Ireland and our Health Professional specific software, we can ensure that our travel advice is relevant and tailored to your particular destination. We have access to Travel Alerts worldwide as soon as they are released so can give up-to-the-minute advice on health risks in your destinations. This may be different from the last time you visited that part of the world.

Cost
We understand that Travel Vaccinations can be an expensive addition to an already expensive trip abroad and we aim to provide the most cost-effective service to you. We offer discounts for couples who attend together for a shared consultation and rates for group consults are available on request. Another advantage of having your vaccines with us is that we can address other relevant medical issues during your consultation.

Commonly needed vaccines for travel to certain parts of Asia, Africa and America include hepatitis A, typhoid, tetanus and diphtheria. Typical cost for consult, vaccines and malaria script for such a trip is €120 (€155 if polio required) and pharmacy cost for malaria tablets. Add €35 to include Yellow Fever. Hepatitis B vaccines are advised for travellers staying away for a month or more in some areas. Rabies vaccines may be required if you will be staying or trekking in remote or jungle areas in some countries, or working with animals. Rabies and hepatitis B vaccines require a course of 3 injections at intervals. Other vaccines are required for specific countries. This should all be discussed with our staff.   

When to book       
For most short-stay trips with uncomplicated itineraries (e.g. 2 weeks in one country), ensuring you have your vaccines at least 2 weeks before travel may be sufficient. However, longer stays and visiting a few countries - particularly higher-risk countries - are likely to require vaccine courses over a couple of months so it is best to book your travel consultation a few months in advance if unsure. There is no harm in having your vaccines well in advance, but it could cost you dearly healthwise to not leave enough time to get covered. Please ensure you book a double consultation when coming for your travel consultation.

Yellow Fever

Galway Bay Medical Centre is a designated yellow fever centre, therefore we can provide this certification to persons who need this vaccine and receive it from our doctors. A certificate of yellow fever vaccination is obligatory if this disease is endemic in the country you are travelling to. However, there are also restrictions in adjacent countries, where you may have less risk of contracting the disease, but may be refused entry without a certificate of yellow fever vaccination. You should bring a detailed itinerary for your travels when coming for travel health consultation.

Useful Links

Irish Consulate – Country Specific Information:
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=386
Irish Consulate:  - Staying Safe Abroad:
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=278
Irish Consulate – What to do in an Emergency:
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=277
UK Foreign Office – Country Specific Information:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country
US Consulate – Country Specific Information:  
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_4965.html

Travel Vaccine Price List